Annotation:Salt River (3)

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X:1 T:Salt River [3] S:Norman Edmonds (1889-1976, Hillsville, Va.) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning, drone liberally throughout F:http://research.culturalequity.org/get-audio-ix.do?ix=recording&id=561&idType=performerId&sortBy=abc Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Amix [Ae]fee agaf|[Ae]fee [A3a3]f|[A2e2]ef g2 gf|[Ae]fe2+slide+g3f| [Ae]fee aged|gg b2 e4|ede2 edBG|AG3 A4:|| A2 AB cBA2|cB c2 e4|ce2c ecAc|BA G2 E4| [Ae]BAA cBA2|cB c2 e2|e2aa e2d2|BcG2 A4:||

SALT RIVER [3]. AKA and see "Shady Grove (2)." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, southwestern Virginia. A Mixolydian. Standard or AEae (Norman Edmonds) tunings (fiddle). AABB. A tune and title common in the Franklin/Floyd County area of southwestern Va. Tom Carter and Blanton Owen (1976) say the high part of this version resembles the standard "Salt River (2)" versions, the lower "more closely approximates" versions of "Shady Grove (2)." The tune was in the repertoire of Norman Edmonds, a fiddler from the Round Peak area of western North Carolina/southwestern Virginia.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -Armin Barnett [Phillips].

Printed sources : - Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 213.

Recorded sources: - Field Recorders Collective FRC-301, "Norman Edmonds & The Old Timers vol.1" (2004). Rounder 0057, Sam Conner (Floyd County, Va.) - "Old Originals, Vol. 1." Rounder 0361, Bruce Molsky – “Lost Boy” (1996. Learned from the playing of “Uncle” Norman Edmonds of Hillsville, Va.).